Chances of getting infected with HIV/AIDS in Rivers state, Nigeria’s oil-rich city is pretty high as it ranks number one in the country. There’s loads of money in Rivers, so is the vulnerability of its citizens and residents to HIV/AIDS. According to the HIV/AIDS prevalence ranking by states published by National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA) after the 2013 National Aids Reproductive Health Survey, Rivers sits pretty at the top 4.7 per cent more than number two, Taraba state. The ranking also came as a result of test carried out on persons living with HIV/AIDS. It showed that Rivers with 15.2 per cent topped the new prevalence chat, as Taraba with 10.5 per cent is second, while Kaduna has 9.2 per cent to be on the third. Nasarawa, FCT, Akwa Ibom, Sokoto and Oyo are on the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth spots respectively on the prevalence rate chart with 8.1, 7.5, 6.5, 6.4, 5.6 and 5.6 per cent respectively.
On number 10 is Yobe with 5.3%. Here’s how other states rank: Cross River – 4.4%, Ondo – 4.3%, Gombe – 3.4%, Abia – 3.3%, Bayelsa – 2.7%, Osun – 2.6%, Imo – 2.5%, Borno – 2.4%, Plateau – 2.3%, Lagos – 2.2%, Jigawa – 2.1%, Adamawa – 1.9%, Kwara – 1.4%, Kogi – 1.4%, Kano – 1.3%, Enugu – 1.3%, Niger – 1.2%, Anambra – 1.2%, Ebonyi – 0.9%, Kebbi – 0.8%, Edo – 0.8%, Delta – 0.7%, Ogun – 0.6%, Bauchi – 0.6%, Zamfara – 0.4%, Ekiti – 0.2%. View the rankings by NACA below:
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Posted: at 16-11-2015 10:14 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
Wow. Very surprised about the so called "conservative" states being placed so high up in the rankings. And then those states where promiscuity is considerd their lifestyle way down the list in the rankings.
Maybe some are more able to "protect" themselves against the disease - and others need "teaching!"
Posted: at 16-11-2015 10:22 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
zezprincess at 16-11-2015 11:01 AM (9 years ago) (f)
Hmmmm,Aids is real,Beware!Bewarned!!,Don't fall a victim,If u must phyuk,have sex ,use double condom ,This aids of a thing killed 2 of my beloved ones,my aunt&my sister,Miss them so much.
Posted: at 16-11-2015 11:01 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
sugarwealth at 16-11-2015 01:23 PM (9 years ago) (f)
I am not surprised. Cos rivers state, especially Port-Harcourt is a city filled with night life, runs girls, sugar daddies everywhere... Its like Sodom and Gomorrah of naija
Posted: at 16-11-2015 01:23 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac